Argentina’s Javier Milei to bypass senate to name supreme court judges by decree

The members of the highest court are normally approved by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. The presidential decree represents an attack on the independence of the judiciary, according to various organizations.

Pablo Juliano, deputy of Democracia Para Siempre for the province of Buenos Aires, referred to the appointment by decree of Ariel Lijo and Manuel García Mansilla in the Supreme Court of Justice, on the scandal over cryptocurrencies and…

CNN Radio Argentina Andrés Gil Domínguez, PhD and professor of Law at the UBA, stated this Wednesday on CNN Radio that “what the president has just done is absolutely null and void and unconstitutional” within the framework of the decree to appoint judges Ariel Lijo and Manuel García Mansilla to the Supreme Court. When explaining the correct path for the appointment to the Supreme Court, the constitutional lawyer indicated that “the Executive mu…

Argentina: Milei Undermines Judicial Independence

Public hearing of the Agreements Committee of the Senate of the Nation, in which Federal Judge Ariel Lijo answered questions on his nomination to the Supreme Court, on August 21, 2024, in the Blue Room, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. © 2024 Senado de la Nación (Washington, DC) – Argentine President Javier Milei’s decision to fill two vacancies on the Supreme Court by presidential decree undermines judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said toda…

The Argentine president eludes Congress after a year of failed negotiations in the Senate, where he is in a clear minority. Experts point out that it is an unconstitutional and undemocratic measure.

Milei fills Supreme Court vacancies by decree absent the Senate's consent

Argentine President Javier Milei decided Tuesday to appoint Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla to the Supreme Court (CSJN) by decree in a move that further dented his image following his U-turn in foreign policy regarding Ukraine and the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal, among other events that challenge La Libertad Avanza's (LLA) chances for this year's mid-term elections. The magistrate's appointment will be effective until the end of the next